§508.6. Departmental reform; directive and authority to restructure and organize

            A. The Department of Transportation and Development is hereby directed to fully leverage the office of transformation to hold each office of the department accountable to optimize the respective functions under the direction of the deputy secretary.

            B.(1) It shall be the charge of the office of transformation to have established and empowered a central Department of Transportation and Development data management role and program, for implementation of a data asset management process, documented and formalized for key products, implemented modern standard data architecture, tools, and practices; for centralized data management and analytics, and enabled collaboration by default.

            (2) Alternatively, the office of transformation shall examine best practices to develop and implement a state-of-the-art internal information system that conveniently and accurately monitors the status of the department's functions statewide.

            C. The department shall have enacted comprehensive, department-wide reforms of the access permit process to include the policy, administrative code, engineering directives and standards manual, and online application processes by June 30, 2026.

            D. The department shall modernize and reform project development and execution across the entire department to stabilize letting and to remit payments to vendors and contractors on a bi-monthly basis, consistent with the terms of its contracts, no later than June 30, 2026.

            Acts 2025, No. 375, §1.